The AlburyCity Land Management Incentive Program aims to encourage and incentivise residents to undertake on ground works that benefits local biodiversity.

The key objectives of the Land Management Incentive Program is to support on-ground actions that: 

• protect, create, and/or enhance habitat for local threatened species such as Squirrel Gliders, Woodland Birds and Sloane’s Froglet; 
• restore local threatened ecological communities; 
• protect important landscape features (e.g. creek lines, rocky outcrops, wetlands, dams, large old trees etc.); and 
• improve connectivity across the Albury landscape.

Available funding

There will be one funding round per financial year with opening and closing dates listed on the AlburyCity website. Grants range from up to $5,000 for individual landholders to $25,000 for community groups or a collective of landholders (grants outside of this value may be considered if discussed and approved with council officers). Applicants would be expected to contribute funds either through contributions or in-kind labour. Applications will be evaluated against the eligibility criteria and assessment criteria, which are weighted according to the project idea, capacity to carry out the project, location of project, environmental outcomes, and community participation/benefit.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this program the applicant must: 

• be a not-for-profit organisation, community group, group of landholders, an individual or an incorporated body; 
• complete the project within the AlburyCity Local Government Area; 
• clearly demonstrate alignment to the program’s objectives and focus areas; 
• be up to date with any Council grant reporting or acquittals; 
• have no outstanding debts owed to Council; 
• demonstrate the grant will be used for a purpose in the public interest primarily for the local community; and 
• have an Australian bank account.

• Email: info@alburycity.nsw.gov.au